While this is a consciously low-key re-emergence, Tang's subtly affecting performance as an orphan with misguided taste in men adds weight to an otherwise unremarkable film.

There will be world premieres for several films with a distinctly local flavor, including director Ivy Ho's opening-night romantic comedy 'Crossing Hennessy,' starring Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei.

In Yunnan, on the set of her new movie “Wu Xia,” she welcomes me and a handful of her colleagues into her trailer, a basic tin hut with few of the trappings associated with a modern movie star.